Dearron fox his rookie season averaged near identical stats with the same problems as scoot right now. It’s to early to just write him of. Scoot will be fine
@@joshsmith3873bro they didn’t trade Dame for Scoot lol. They wanted Dame gone because he was too expensive. Portland won’t see the full return they got for Dame until Brogdon and Grant are traded most likely at the deadline.
exactly, even this year too, despite the difference in position, chet and wemby have poisoned the minds of casual nba players into thinking scoot henderson is a bust 30 games into his career.
Tonight Scoot Henderson shot 8 of 15 from the floor, 3 of 7 from 3, and 11 of 12 at the FT line for 30 points in 37 minutes against the Denver Nuggets. His streak of unmissed FT which led the NBA was ended at 39 straight. He becomes the first Trailblazer to score multiple 30+ point games in a rookie season since Damian Lillard.
@@JimmysJohn33 yeah I think he can be very good potentially. But we have to be honest about his 37% fg as a rookie, which is basically as bad as it gets in the nba. Can’t just highlight the good and dismiss the bad and praise 8/15 and then ignore 3/16
@@Ballin-97 westbrook had the same efficiency as scoot for his first 2 years. Guards like this can't be expected to start out playing winning basketball. They never do. PG's need time to slow down and dissect the game for their value to come through. This video is clickbaity trash
Facts. The more they rely on their athleticism, the harder that adjustment is to make. Everybody is a phenomenal athlete, freak of nature or ultra skilled at this level. Fundamentals are the equalizer.
I watch every Blazer game and early in the year he looked terrible but he’s definitely improved. His passing is what stands out to me and his shot is a lot better than the first month. He’s also scared to shoot when given space and Chauncey needs to encourage him to shoot those even if he’s afraid he will miss.
@@sirporkka he only shoots when he’s wide open though. Like with no defender within 10 feet of him. There are so many posessions where the defender is sagging off him giving him way more than enough room to pull from 3 and he doesn’t shoot it
I watch every game too, today he had a rough shooting game but he definitely improved every game. His defense and passing is less twitchy and a lot more with the flow of the nba. He will be fine
@@thuggwaffle8825Nah, man. Until he can consistently hit 3's that aren't totally wide open & until he can learn to shoot better in the midrange & at the rim... He absolutely does not need to be taking more 3's. I watch every Blazers game too. You're literally the first person I've come across who suggests that he isn't shooting enough from deep. Yes... He's going to need to at least develop a serviceable 3 ball in order to reach his ceiling... But that's honestly the last of his concerns atm. Since starting the season 2/24 from 3, he's shot 36/103 (approx 35%), which is serviceable... But that's mostly because they're wide open. All he needs to do is make em pay for sagging way off him like they are, in order to help open up the lane. As of rn... It's his midrange & finishing at the rim that needs the most work, by far.
Imagine writing a player off after their first couple months in their rookie year at age 19. Pretty absurd if you ask me and I’m not anything close to being a blazers fan
and i think thats the thing. there was so much background stuff inside the franchise about this exact pick, and outside fans cant possibly know that. the blazers knew wemby was unlikely, wanted to keep their only recent FA (j grant) happy, so they wouldnt draft miller. at the same time, lillard wanted to contend for the blazers, and asked them to trade the third pick to rather improve the roster. chances one sees aside, they could have gotten OJ Anunoby with that pick and their other assets. scoot portrayed himself as a very mature guy, league ready and a leader (all these lies are on the blazers IG if you're bored enough to scroll down to pre draft) and honestly, i was sad about lillard leaving, but pretty optimistic, i saw and still see huge upside in that roster. but seeing where we are now, scoot is the common denominator for a lot of the blazers problems. he didnt single handedly cause them, but he is the only player that is involved in all of them.
You forgot over-confidence and needs to play better off-ball and slash. He is not a PG atm.. as u said too many TO. Needs to play simple and slow down with ball.
He’s extremely young to be judged, BUT his misses are alarming to say the least! Wide open air balls the other night, wide open flying off the backboard from 3. That’s a problem…
We can all agree he is struggling. But, I'll give him a good 2 yrs before calling him a bust. He has so much potential and I think he can become great.
@@FalcoFr 2 years is a lot for a rookie he has to improve massively by next season he has to at least shoot 45% from the field and 35+% from three or he will be a bust.
@@kb5509 if someone is drafted in the top 10 there is an expectation for them to come in and immediately make a positive impact on the court for their team production wise and that's a fact
Almost no rookies are ready coming into the NBA. Look at the stats just from this year alone for example. G-league just has a smaller talent pool compared to College. G-league Ignite and Overtime elite had 5 or 6 prospects combined in the draft. There were a couple Euroleague ones and the rest are College prospects. That's around 50 Rookies straight from college and maybe 5 of them can be defined as NBA ready. When Prospects come out of college 1 out of 15 rookies can look good and they attribute that to college Ball (even if the other 14 don't look ready) instead of just that rookie being particularly good
Agreed as an alternative to college that was promoted as "better than college cause they get to play grown men and ex NBA guys, reciever NBA level coaching and will ultimately be made more NBA ready because of that" these guys tend to come out really raw especially when compared to some of their college counter parts
@@kb5509bro Jalen green was one of the highest rated hs seniors when he declared for the ignite, same with Jalen hardy, scoot was one of the highest rates juniors like what you mean not cream of the crop
NBA fans are a joke, needy little whiners.. no patience whatsoever. That's a kid just entering a grown mans league and he came from that trash ignite system that was so "highly touted". I just wonder how many times young players can prove them wrong before they shut up
I’m not a big Scoot fan. But he will be better next year. Some guys have a steeper learning curve and the PG position is probably the tied with Center as the hardest position to play now
3 months into his NBA career at age 19 as PG and he's averaging 12pts 6assists... hes doing better than Kobe 😮 Edit He has 15pts 7 assistsin First half tonight
@eddydesir7702 man that was normal back in the volume shooter days... Now in the analytics days it's awful... it is bad though lol. Still his best game so far.
@Vipa567 You can't rely only on numbers. There's bunch of other factors involved. He was 7-8 the night before. He's 19. Curry shot 1-8 from 3 the other day and we all agree Curry is best shooter of all time!
How about you mention the efficiency? HE's been consistently one of the worst players in the league in +/- and if you've watched him play, it's horrendous.
Obviously calling anyone a bust in their rookie year is just unwise. However, it’s never too early to adjust a player’s future projections based on hard evidence. And start lowering the odds that a player might reach their potential. If you thought he was gonna be a 2.5/10 rookie with 9.5/10 potential, it’s perfectly fair to now say maybe he’ll actually be a 1.2/10 rookie with 8/10 potential.
Kind of ironic that the day after this was posted, Scoot had a career high 33 points, 9 assists, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals against the Suns and that was without Brogdan, Ayton, Grant, or Sharpe playing. I kind of wonder if the Blazers were not so guard heavy and Scoot had more minutes like this one (played 40 min this game), if we would see more of this from Scoot.
@@Jack-jx6ln What are your thoughts on Scoot's efficiency in his most recent game against the Pacers on 1/19/24 -- 10 pts in only 8 min of play off the bench until he got injured?
@@Jack-jx6lnTrue efficiency is measured in a much larger window, than getting hot or one favorable match up. A game that yields 140+ points for both teams leave a lot stats to be distributed for a lot of players.
Y’all are tarded . He’s 19 years old on an ass rebuilding team . SH will be fine. I wasn’t even his biggest fan. But I think his floor will be a 15/10/5 guy and a great leader
When’s the retraction for this video (wow, what a poorly constructed and researched take) coming out? Scoot is no bust, and he’s going to ball out the next few months. The league will be forced to notice.
People who create garbage like this forget how awful Kobe Bryant was when he was 19 y/o. Scoot is far from a bust. Obviously, this video was made before Scoot started to improve. His dunk on Damian Lillard is timeless. You'll all regret making the "Scoot is a bust" statement.
This is why making videos of rookies no matter how much they struggle in the first year is dumb and tells you someone has never played sports. He was always going to struggle a bit being a lead guard who doesn't shoot good from 3
Yeah, because he played the most minutes. 4 other Blazers would have equaled or surpassed him had they played as many minutes. They lost by 62 and quit. Chauncey threw Scoot under the bus. 33/9/7/3 tonight btw.
It's too early to say he's a bust but he hasn't shown anything to suggest he won't be a bust. An occasional good pass isn't anything impressive. I've seen Killian Hayes do that. Hell, Killian Hayes is a better shooter and finisher. Scoot may develop but it's a long road for the guy and if the Blazers commit to giving him a lot of playing time, they need to just commit to four or five years of being bad.
ok so you're callin him a bust but then end the video by saying he's the type of kid to turn this storm around. So what is it? Why the double-speak? For clicks?
He’s shooting 30% from three he’s averaging 12/3/5 which ain’t bad for a rookie maybe his field goal is bad but it’s to early he stills has a long way to go u can’t call him a bust when he hasn’t even played a whole season yet.
Nah he’ll be fine. That game last night he took 31 shots to get to 33 points. Really bad efficiency, but that will improve. He looks way better compared to when the season started. His defense is getting solid too. That wingspan along with the athleticism will be a deadly combo if he figures out how to put it to good use on defense.
The problem with Scoot is that he has never been a good shooter even in the G league it was all based on potential. But i think people need to get their expectations down he is probably not a future star more like a good defender averaging 18 a game on decent efficiency. Which is still very good.
I used to live near the Ignite's facility ... they openly do NO actual coaching. All they do is make the players look good. It's marketing not player development. What's worse, they hype the kids up to themselves so they have huge egos and think they DESERVE every shot. The Warriors knew Kuminga needed a lot of development in his understanding of the game, the problem was Kuminga didn't know it. He believed that every time he made the right pass or scored a bucket that he was ready and the team was holding him back. He's finally starting to put it together.
Over the past 20 years there have been only 6 lottery pick guards to shoot worse than 44% from 2 and 31% from deep, along with averaging more than 4 turnovers and 4 personal fouls per 100 possessions (those are Scoot's averages half way through this season). These players are Jalen Suggs, Killian Hayes, Elfrid Payton, Michael Carter-Williams, Jared Bayless, and... De'Aaron Fox. I hope he gets better, but all the people out there labeling everyone as haters for bringing this up are just being overly sensitive.
This video is a little old but scoot has been averaging 15 pts and 5 ast on 42/37/96 shooting splits. Significant improvements within his first year. If he averages 20+ pts and 7+ ast in the next few years he's definitely not a bust but an elite player.
People expect a lot from the 3rd pick in the draft, they want a guy who has instant impact. But point guard is the most difficult position to play in the NBA and it's clear Scoot still has a lot to learn. He is very young so there is still plenty of time for him to develop. I'm not certain he's going to be an impact player but will probably find a role somewhere. For him to be an impact player, he needs to develop his perimeter shooting, especially that 3 pt. shot.
😂 Man can we give him at least a couple years instead of 30 games before we call him a bust ? I mean this is just silly be patient bro…everyone ain’t Lebron or Shaq & dominates as soon as they in the league.
G league ignite is failed product from the beginning. They hired a mediocre inexperienced coach to guide those young prospect? Hired a coach because he's black, not because he accomplishment. To develop you prospect, they should hired a mentor like calipati, pitino, coach K, rick barnes, dan hurley., etc.
Someone lied to him, it's crucial for most to go to college and learn how to play at the no, it seemed collegiate level work their bodies up, so they are less prone for injury by time.They're in the nba, he ruined his career for listening to the wrong people
Trying to label a player in his first year is foolish in and of itself. Labels must be earned over at least a few years. And even then it might be too early.
He was labeled a generational talent and they traded Dame for him so yeah bro most definitely disappointed and it’s too late bust if he doesn’t turn up next season complete bust
@@joshsmith3873he wanted to leave it’s not like they was trying to get younger and kick dame out he wanted to leave so why not take a projected generational guard
I think the "draft analysts" who called him an NBA ready point guard were just irresponsible and wrong. He will be a really good player but acting like he was an NBA ready point was ridiculous.
"It's easy to write off these criticisms as jumping the gun on a rookie only halfway through the year." Yes, that's because he's a rookie only halfway through the year. This is extremely premature and if you've actually been watching the games you would have noticed he has shown flashes of greatness already. Consistency will come with time. Not everyone is going to be Lebron and ready from the jump. NBA fans are so annoying and dramatic, give the kid a couple years before you write him off as a bust.
Its crazy how someone like scoot was crazy raw in middle / high achool and went to the the ignite for 2 years just to focus on basketball its not good atm but someone like shaedon sharpe who skipped college and went dam near straight nba is raw asf for his age. Levels to it.
I think eventually he’s going to be a really good player but not a star or superstar. We will see in a couple years if he continues to improve his game.
I feel like scoot will pick it up down the line and he was bad at the start of the season but definitely he’s improving and you can tell slowly picking up the NBA game
Well, they were calling him a generational talent amidst the likes of Rose and Russ. So as perception would have it was either going to be amazing from the jump, or a bust. It doesn't help either that he is essentially Damian Lillard's replacement.
Hahahaha Scoot has 4 games with 10+pts and 10+ assists...the rest of the rookie class has one COMBINED the 4 double-doubles are on pace with dame through the amount of career games, and well ahead of multiple HOF caliber point guards in their respective rookie seasons
At 6'2 the ceiling was the moon? In the nba? The top 5 best players 6'2 and under are Jerry West, John Stockton, Isiah Thomas (The pistons not the celtics. dont be a casual), Allen Iverson, Bob Cousy. Unfortunately it's not 1958 anymore and players like that just don't really exist in the modern nba. Any midget that exists in the modern nba right now I.E Donavan Mitchell or Trae young thrive off the three point line. Which obviously scoot henderson can't do. When it comes to building a championship roster around a midget you'll need to have an Anchor for them defensively. Usually having an elite anchor requires elite floor spacing which scoot can't provide. I genuinely think scoot's two biggest draw backs that are gonna prevent him from ever being a number 1 guy is his inability to shoot threes and his height.
I can definitely see the G League generally being a valuable developmental path. I mean if you're gonna be a professional, it's probably more valuable to have experience playing with and against other professionals than college students (a couple of whom *might* turn pro). That's basically the standard path for pro athletes outside the US. The Ignite, though? Sure, you're playing against professionals, but you're not learning to work within a system like them, you're on a team where everyone want to play hero ball and coaches won't do much to discourage that.
Bro u gotta give him time to develop he had 33points last night along with 7 rebounds 9 assists 3 steals. Almost every rookie is like this Tracy McGrady averaged 7 points in his first season Kobe 7 points in his first season then they both went on to average 32 points per game and Kobe 35 points per game so just give him time by like 2027 gonna be averaging like 27/5/9 who knows but jut give him time and watch.
My point is give him time. u didn’t have to say my paragraph was irrelevant because when you compare his 15 minutes to 36 minutes per game isn’t a major difference. It’s just my opinion
Idk, i just dont get it. He imo really seemed ready for the NBA. He is playing waaaay different than he did in the gleague, playing with much less confidence.
It’s because he’s having trouble adjusting to help defense. He beats his man off the dribble all the time but he seems surprised when another defender swipes at the ball or comes in to help. It’s a common problem with rookie guards he will improve
Other than Kuminga who has been up and down the G League ignite program looks like a failure. Its better to go to College honestly for development or play abroad.
he's so young with so much potential i'm not buying the bust talk for a long time. not sure how you fully write off anyone under 22 unless the flaws are obviously unfixable or they show no strengths. some of Scoot's struggles are explicitly about him adjusting to the nba and getting comfortable on a basic level. if that doesn't improve in the next year or so it's an issue. then the shot is the big one long term
Maybe a follow up video on how you were wrong to call him a bust? Idk bout you but I see the potential. After the bucksgame this morning(i am from europe so the game was at 4 am for me) and the last games overall i feel like the guy is not a bust and can become great.
Hernderson will be a spectecular player like Westbrook was. The more interesring question is if its a good idea building around him if you end up with something like Russ, which is a first or second round playoff exit as franchise player and dont work as number 2 or 3.
"his first love of football" quote made me think he's gonna turn it around. Plus he's young.... I'm pretty sure Chauncey and other vet guards see the potential and will give some guidance. 2 yrs from now this will be a funny overreaction video! (i hope)
Hard to say. Bust or effective NBA player with long career as second or third best guy on team. Never be an all star. I feel bad as he seems like a great person and has an amazing work ethic. Blazer fam here. He is young and we have seen radical changes before but I feel like in past Kobe and others showed their potential more. I don’t see it and hope to be wrong
This is how you lose credibility as an NBA analyst, FYI. Prematurely assessing a player without seeing if they'll actually overcome adversity or not. You're allowing the "be great NOW" mentality to cloud your objective judgement. Kobe Bryant was still in single digits at the same age, as was T-Mac, Kawhi Leonard, and Giannis. Jimmy Butler averaged 2.6 points in his first season. Basically, it's completely normal for any player to come into the league as a "disappointing" 13-point scorer, only to have us look back and see that player became a championship piece like Tony Parker or Kyle Lowery or Mike Conley in their primes. Point being: relax.
Why y’all saying scoot a bust when Kobe averaged under 8 points lol like klay didn’t even average over 13 in his first season so for u to say this is just ignorant
Too early to jump the gun. He only has 3 players over the age of 25. No Vets . Ant Simons is 24 and the longest standing player on the team at 5 years. Haters breed greatness. He may turn into a sixth man
I think the bust talk is crazy. His numbers are almost identical to Brandon Miller's outside of Miller having a better FG%, but I only ever hear what a "pleasant surprise" Miller is thus far, yet Scoot get derided. I think people needed to curb their expectations with Scoot. He was never anything special.
@@kb5509 Miller has 1.9 more points (13.9 to 12.0) 0.7 more rebounds as a forward (3.7 to 3.0) and 2.7 less assists (Scoot has 4.9 while Miller has 2.2)
@@BBallRambling Only a PPG difference. Scoot is actually better in assists and rebounds. Miller is a big man, so he has no excuse to be out-rebounded by Scoot. Also, I love how when I even agree with your notion that Scoot is an inefficient chucker, you still actin a fool. Also, FG% doesn't matter? You shitting me? If the ball isn't going in the hoop, you're losing. It's literally the most important stat in basketball.
I would not give up on the kid yet as it seems like Ignite players need a few NBA seasons to learn the game. They lack basic IQ from AAU and shit HS coaching. It seems like going to college is far far better for their development as players, since college coaches don't accept stupid shit like the Ignite coaches. So many players learn to play after they reach the college game and I'd rather draft an upperclassman today in the lottery than an ignite project like Scoot.
People don’t seem to understand shit. This guy was the same guy who kept getting compared to wemby. Both went to shit teams and as you can see, HUGE difference in talent. They were never comparable. He might become better in the future. Probably next season after off-season. But the backlash is because of this.
I think the G league is overrated honestly for these guys coming out of high school. There fundamentals and feel for the game is subpar outside of their talent and athletic abilities, they are lacking basketball IQ and fundamentals for the NBA level. A year or two at Duke, UConn, Kentucky or Kansas would have benefited J.Green, The Thompson Twins, Kuminga, Scoot, L. Miller etc
Dearron fox his rookie season averaged near identical stats with the same problems as scoot right now. It’s to early to just write him of. Scoot will be fine
Bro nah it’s different they traded dame for this if he don’t show out next season it’s completely bust
Yep Lauri had a pretty mediocre first year as well from that Draft class. And Bam was horrendous
@@joshsmith3873bro its a rebuilding team LOL. that wasnt a win now trade.
lmao nah bruh
@@joshsmith3873bro they didn’t trade Dame for Scoot lol. They wanted Dame gone because he was too expensive. Portland won’t see the full return they got for Dame until Brogdon and Grant are traded most likely at the deadline.
We are so spoiled by guards like luka and trae. We expect guards to be stars first year lol
Yup and even for like the first month or so Trae was legitimately one of the worst players in the league as a rookie but he adapted and figured it out
exactly, even this year too, despite the difference in position, chet and wemby have poisoned the minds of casual nba players into thinking scoot henderson is a bust 30 games into his career.
Trae….really?! 🤣🗑️
Luka and who?
@@T1Oracle Stop talking about the nba like you know what you are talking about. Worsening it for everyone else.
Tonight Scoot Henderson shot 8 of 15 from the floor, 3 of 7 from 3, and 11 of 12 at the FT line for 30 points in 37 minutes against the Denver Nuggets. His streak of unmissed FT which led the NBA was ended at 39 straight. He becomes the first Trailblazer to score multiple 30+ point games in a rookie season since Damian Lillard.
Followed it up with 3 of 16 the next game
@@Ballin-97 yeah, he’s a rookie it’s gonna happen bro
@@JimmysJohn33 yeah I think he can be very good potentially. But we have to be honest about his 37% fg as a rookie, which is basically as bad as it gets in the nba. Can’t just highlight the good and dismiss the bad and praise 8/15 and then ignore 3/16
@@Ballin-97 westbrook had the same efficiency as scoot for his first 2 years. Guards like this can't be expected to start out playing winning basketball. They never do. PG's need time to slow down and dissect the game for their value to come through. This video is clickbaity trash
@@Ballin-97 4 of 9 the next game.
Idk man, athletic guards almost always struggle coming into the league. It’s a whole new type of athlete they’re facing takes time to adjust
Facts. The more they rely on their athleticism, the harder that adjustment is to make. Everybody is a phenomenal athlete, freak of nature or ultra skilled at this level. Fundamentals are the equalizer.
All facts. This is how we know Anthony Edwards was special as a rookie.
Ja Morant didn’t
Then how come so many of y’all were saying he was gonna be rookie of the year?
@@wariowang2049Who was saying that? I couldn't hear them over the Wemby hype.
I watch every Blazer game and early in the year he looked terrible but he’s definitely improved. His passing is what stands out to me and his shot is a lot better than the first month. He’s also scared to shoot when given space and Chauncey needs to encourage him to shoot those even if he’s afraid he will miss.
hes scared to shoot?? you see how many 3s he shoots per game
@@sirporkka he only shoots when he’s wide open though. Like with no defender within 10 feet of him. There are so many posessions where the defender is sagging off him giving him way more than enough room to pull from 3 and he doesn’t shoot it
I watch every game too, today he had a rough shooting game but he definitely improved every game. His defense and passing is less twitchy and a lot more with the flow of the nba. He will be fine
@@StevenHanover yeah but if he can’t shoot defenders will sag way off of him and he won’t be able to dunk lol
@@thuggwaffle8825Nah, man. Until he can consistently hit 3's that aren't totally wide open & until he can learn to shoot better in the midrange & at the rim... He absolutely does not need to be taking more 3's. I watch every Blazers game too. You're literally the first person I've come across who suggests that he isn't shooting enough from deep.
Yes... He's going to need to at least develop a serviceable 3 ball in order to reach his ceiling... But that's honestly the last of his concerns atm. Since starting the season 2/24 from 3, he's shot 36/103 (approx 35%), which is serviceable... But that's mostly because they're wide open. All he needs to do is make em pay for sagging way off him like they are, in order to help open up the lane. As of rn... It's his midrange & finishing at the rim that needs the most work, by far.
Imagine writing a player off after their first couple months in their rookie year at age 19. Pretty absurd if you ask me and I’m not anything close to being a blazers fan
and i think thats the thing.
there was so much background stuff inside the franchise about this exact pick, and outside fans cant possibly know that.
the blazers knew wemby was unlikely, wanted to keep their only recent FA (j grant) happy, so they wouldnt draft miller.
at the same time, lillard wanted to contend for the blazers, and asked them to trade the third pick to rather improve the roster. chances one sees aside, they could have gotten OJ Anunoby with that pick and their other assets.
scoot portrayed himself as a very mature guy, league ready and a leader (all these lies are on the blazers IG if you're bored enough to scroll down to pre draft)
and honestly, i was sad about lillard leaving, but pretty optimistic, i saw and still see huge upside in that roster.
but seeing where we are now, scoot is the common denominator for a lot of the blazers problems. he didnt single handedly cause them, but he is the only player that is involved in all of them.
Scoot has 4 major flaws consistency efficiency turnovers and a jump shot
Sounds like rookie fox
@@wooiiin7281 agreed and I don’t label players a bust until like maybe half of year 3 but scoot is struggling can’t deny that
You forgot over-confidence and needs to play better off-ball and slash. He is not a PG atm.. as u said too many TO. Needs to play simple and slow down with ball.
@@duMaurier15 I agree with that adding an off too ur game could be nice for the near future rn his on ball reps are cooked
sounds like a rookie guard
He’s extremely young to be judged, BUT his misses are alarming to say the least! Wide open air balls the other night, wide open flying off the backboard from 3. That’s a problem…
Reminds me of Markelle Fultz
Yep, Lonzo also shot atrociously his rookie year
We can all agree he is struggling. But, I'll give him a good 2 yrs before calling him a bust. He has so much potential and I think he can become great.
@@alexl6556Lonzo actually played defense and pretty much did everything but shoot the ball well.
@@FalcoFr 2 years is a lot for a rookie he has to improve massively by next season he has to at least shoot 45% from the field and 35+% from three or he will be a bust.
The whole G League ignite program needs a closer look. A lot of their guys come into the league just not meeting their type and not looking ready
@@kb5509 if they're not supposed to be ready for the NBA then why the fuck are they being drafted super high INTO THE NBA?
@@kb5509 if someone is drafted in the top 10 there is an expectation for them to come in and immediately make a positive impact on the court for their team production wise and that's a fact
Almost no rookies are ready coming into the NBA. Look at the stats just from this year alone for example. G-league just has a smaller talent pool compared to College. G-league Ignite and Overtime elite had 5 or 6 prospects combined in the draft. There were a couple Euroleague ones and the rest are College prospects.
That's around 50 Rookies straight from college and maybe 5 of them can be defined as NBA ready.
When Prospects come out of college 1 out of 15 rookies can look good and they attribute that to college Ball (even if the other 14 don't look ready) instead of just that rookie being particularly good
Agreed as an alternative to college that was promoted as "better than college cause they get to play grown men and ex NBA guys, reciever NBA level coaching and will ultimately be made more NBA ready because of that" these guys tend to come out really raw especially when compared to some of their college counter parts
@@kb5509bro Jalen green was one of the highest rated hs seniors when he declared for the ignite, same with Jalen hardy, scoot was one of the highest rates juniors like what you mean not cream of the crop
The timing of this video is pretty terrible. Scoot struggled early, but he's been improving all season and he's playing well at the moment.
Dude, he has played 20 some odd games at the hardest postion to learn in the game. At age 19. Everybody needs to chill with that "bust" shit
with a veteran PG playing in front of him to up his trade value... lets wait till brogdon gets traded
NBA fans are a joke, needy little whiners.. no patience whatsoever. That's a kid just entering a grown mans league and he came from that trash ignite system that was so "highly touted". I just wonder how many times young players can prove them wrong before they shut up
I’m not a big Scoot fan. But he will be better next year. Some guys have a steeper learning curve and the PG position is probably the tied with Center as the hardest position to play now
I don't think you understand. The blazers are cursed.
His career was snake bitten the moment he was drafted.
3 months into his NBA career at age 19 as PG and he's averaging 12pts 6assists... hes doing better than Kobe 😮
Edit He has 15pts 7 assistsin First half tonight
on 36% shooting lol
He shot 11-31, he chucked up 31 shots
@eddydesir7702 man that was normal back in the volume shooter days... Now in the analytics days it's awful... it is bad though lol. Still his best game so far.
@Vipa567 You can't rely only on numbers. There's bunch of other factors involved. He was 7-8 the night before. He's 19.
Curry shot 1-8 from 3 the other day and we all agree Curry is best shooter of all time!
How about you mention the efficiency? HE's been consistently one of the worst players in the league in +/- and if you've watched him play, it's horrendous.
Bruh Trae and Luka definitely changed the way we look at rookies, he will be fine
Luka was a superstar in the Euro league and Trae averaged well over 20 PPG at OU, those two guys actually showed star power before the NBA
Obviously calling anyone a bust in their rookie year is just unwise. However, it’s never too early to adjust a player’s future projections based on hard evidence. And start lowering the odds that a player might reach their potential.
If you thought he was gonna be a 2.5/10 rookie with 9.5/10 potential, it’s perfectly fair to now say maybe he’ll actually be a 1.2/10 rookie with 8/10 potential.
Kind of ironic that the day after this was posted, Scoot had a career high 33 points, 9 assists, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals against the Suns and that was without Brogdan, Ayton, Grant, or Sharpe playing. I kind of wonder if the Blazers were not so guard heavy and Scoot had more minutes like this one (played 40 min this game), if we would see more of this from Scoot.
Took him 31 shots to get there and he went back to the bench shortly after
@@Jack-jx6ln What are your thoughts on Scoot's efficiency in his most recent game against the Pacers on 1/19/24 -- 10 pts in only 8 min of play off the bench until he got injured?
@@blainethornton2025 4 shots doesn't change my opinion on a player. He's been inefficient all season, it's not just the 30 point on 30 shots game
@@Jack-jx6ln fair enough -- thx for sharing your opinion
@@Jack-jx6lnTrue efficiency is measured in a much larger window, than getting hot or one favorable match up.
A game that yields 140+ points for both teams leave a lot stats to be distributed for a lot of players.
The redemption arch could potentially be legendary... Same with the Pistons... I'm going to give it a few years.
I think this is just the case of quality of the competition catching up with his physical abilities. He'll be fine in c 2 years
Yup if he is as hard a worker and truly has the character many allege then he should be able to eventually adapt and start to turn it around
Cap. He's 19 and been balling lately. You'll see.
Yup, just had the best game of his career last night.
Y’all are tarded . He’s 19 years old on an ass rebuilding team . SH will be fine. I wasn’t even his biggest fan. But I think his floor will be a 15/10/5 guy and a great leader
When’s the retraction for this video (wow, what a poorly constructed and researched take) coming out? Scoot is no bust, and he’s going to ball out the next few months. The league will be forced to notice.
People who create garbage like this forget how awful Kobe Bryant was when he was 19 y/o. Scoot is far from a bust. Obviously, this video was made before Scoot started to improve. His dunk on Damian Lillard is timeless. You'll all regret making the "Scoot is a bust" statement.
Kobe was not awful at 19. That’s a lie!
THIS VIDEO AGED POORLY. HE IS DOING GREAT.
So we can write people off as busts halfway through rookie seasons? At the position that takes the longest to adjust to for new players?
This video already hasn't aged well.
His 3-point shot has surprised me. I thought he'd be at 30%, but he looks like a 37-39% career shooter from 3.
He is at thirty, though. Unless I misunderstood something.
What is this based on? He didn't shoot well in either Ignite season so I'm confused why you're projecting 37-39%
His shot just looks nice. That's all. He'll get more consistent with practice and shot selection.@@Jack-jx6ln
I always give lottery pick nba rookies 4-5 years to develop their game and if they don’t after that amount of time I call them a bust
4 or 5 years, thats a long time.
The average NBA career is 4.5 years.
Thats an extremely generous window.
This is aging poorly.
Aged like wine. Scoot just set the record AGAIN for worst +/- in nba history 🤣🤣
38% from the field😂😂
This is why making videos of rookies no matter how much they struggle in the first year is dumb and tells you someone has never played sports. He was always going to struggle a bit being a lead guard who doesn't shoot good from 3
I don't know much about Scoot, but he did have the worst plus/minus I've ever seen the other night. Minus 56...I think.
Yeah, because he played the most minutes. 4 other Blazers would have equaled or surpassed him had they played as many minutes. They lost by 62 and quit. Chauncey threw Scoot under the bus. 33/9/7/3 tonight btw.
It's too early to say he's a bust but he hasn't shown anything to suggest he won't be a bust. An occasional good pass isn't anything impressive. I've seen Killian Hayes do that. Hell, Killian Hayes is a better shooter and finisher. Scoot may develop but it's a long road for the guy and if the Blazers commit to giving him a lot of playing time, they need to just commit to four or five years of being bad.
Starting to believe that playing for Gleague Ignite is detrimental to their growth
He is a bust, given his record for worst plus minus in the league it is hard to believe in this guy
ok so you're callin him a bust but then end the video by saying he's the type of kid to turn this storm around. So what is it? Why the double-speak? For clicks?
He's shown more progress than other rookies drafted -- e.g., Fultz
Uh ohh here comes Scoot.
Enjoy your content immensely brother thank you
He’s shooting 30% from three he’s averaging 12/3/5 which ain’t bad for a rookie maybe his field goal is bad but it’s to early he stills has a long way to go u can’t call him a bust when he hasn’t even played a whole season yet.
it is very early to write him off but he definitely has been disappointing based on the expectations.
Bro plays like Westbrick - turnovers and bricks
Nah he’ll be fine. That game last night he took 31 shots to get to 33 points. Really bad efficiency, but that will improve. He looks way better compared to when the season started. His defense is getting solid too. That wingspan along with the athleticism will be a deadly combo if he figures out how to put it to good use on defense.
The problem with Scoot is that he has never been a good shooter even in the G league it was all based on potential. But i think people need to get their expectations down he is probably not a future star more like a good defender averaging 18 a game on decent efficiency. Which is still very good.
Having suffered and worried through Jabari Smith’s rookie year, and now watching him blossom, I’m not worried about him.
I used to live near the Ignite's facility ... they openly do NO actual coaching. All they do is make the players look good. It's marketing not player development.
What's worse, they hype the kids up to themselves so they have huge egos and think they DESERVE every shot.
The Warriors knew Kuminga needed a lot of development in his understanding of the game, the problem was Kuminga didn't know it. He believed that every time he made the right pass or scored a bucket that he was ready and the team was holding him back. He's finally starting to put it together.
He just scored 33 points
On 30 shots lol so that’s actually not something you should be bragging about
Scoot will be a very good PG in this league.
Over the past 20 years there have been only 6 lottery pick guards to shoot worse than 44% from 2 and 31% from deep, along with averaging more than 4 turnovers and 4 personal fouls per 100 possessions (those are Scoot's averages half way through this season). These players are Jalen Suggs, Killian Hayes, Elfrid Payton, Michael Carter-Williams, Jared Bayless, and... De'Aaron Fox.
I hope he gets better, but all the people out there labeling everyone as haters for bringing this up are just being overly sensitive.
This video is a little old but scoot has been averaging 15 pts and 5 ast on 42/37/96 shooting splits. Significant improvements within his first year. If he averages 20+ pts and 7+ ast in the next few years he's definitely not a bust but an elite player.
Great video. I just don't get how so many top prospects come into the NBA
with such lame shooting form. Is there no coaching?
People expect a lot from the 3rd pick in the draft, they want a guy who has instant impact. But point guard is the most difficult position to play in the NBA and it's clear Scoot still has a lot to learn. He is very young so there is still plenty of time for him to develop. I'm not certain he's going to be an impact player but will probably find a role somewhere. For him to be an impact player, he needs to develop his perimeter shooting, especially that 3 pt. shot.
At least Scoot can get on the court. Jarrus Walker however... That's the busiest of busts.
Nobody named Scoot could ever be a star. Everyone knows that.
I wondnt say he a bust he is 19 years old and playing the hardest position in the nba point gaurd
😂 Man can we give him at least a couple years instead of 30 games before we call him a bust ? I mean this is just silly be patient bro…everyone ain’t Lebron or Shaq & dominates as soon as they in the league.
Who is here after he scored 33 points. 👇
on how many shots?
On 31 shots 💀
Inserting him into a bad situation doesn't help. A rebuilding franchise with no direction, with Billips as HC.
G league ignite is failed product from the beginning. They hired a mediocre inexperienced coach to guide those young prospect? Hired a coach because he's black, not because he accomplishment. To develop you prospect, they should hired a mentor like calipati, pitino, coach K, rick barnes, dan hurley., etc.
Someone lied to him, it's crucial for most to go to college and learn how to play at the no, it seemed collegiate level work their bodies up, so they are less prone for injury by time.They're in the nba, he ruined his career for listening to the wrong people
Trying to label a player in his first year is foolish in and of itself. Labels must be earned over at least a few years. And even then it might be too early.
I agree.. and Chauncey Billups agree (considering he was considered a bust too).
He was labeled a generational talent and they traded Dame for him so yeah bro most definitely disappointed and it’s too late bust if he doesn’t turn up next season complete bust
@@joshsmith3873he wanted to leave it’s not like they was trying to get younger and kick dame out he wanted to leave so why not take a projected generational guard
No player should be wrote off after half of their first season, except maybe Anthony benett
You haven't been posting?
I think the "draft analysts" who called him an NBA ready point guard were just irresponsible and wrong. He will be a really good player but acting like he was an NBA ready point was ridiculous.
"It's easy to write off these criticisms as jumping the gun on a rookie only halfway through the year."
Yes, that's because he's a rookie only halfway through the year. This is extremely premature and if you've actually been watching the games you would have noticed he has shown flashes of greatness already. Consistency will come with time. Not everyone is going to be Lebron and ready from the jump. NBA fans are so annoying and dramatic, give the kid a couple years before you write him off as a bust.
Its crazy how someone like scoot was crazy raw in middle / high achool and went to the the ignite for 2 years just to focus on basketball its not good atm but someone like shaedon sharpe who skipped college and went dam near straight nba is raw asf for his age. Levels to it.
Shaedon is bigger and his athleticism translated while scoots really didn't
I think eventually he’s going to be a really good player but not a star or superstar. We will see in a couple years if he continues to improve his game.
I feel like scoot will pick it up down the line and he was bad at the start of the season but definitely he’s improving and you can tell slowly picking up the NBA game
Well, they were calling him a generational talent amidst the likes of Rose and Russ. So as perception would have it was either going to be amazing from the jump, or a bust. It doesn't help either that he is essentially Damian Lillard's replacement.
this aged like milk
Really?
@@lasauce18Yes
Hahahaha Scoot has 4 games with 10+pts and 10+ assists...the rest of the rookie class has one COMBINED
the 4 double-doubles are on pace with dame through the amount of career games, and well ahead of multiple HOF caliber point guards in their respective rookie seasons
At 6'2 the ceiling was the moon? In the nba? The top 5 best players 6'2 and under are Jerry West, John Stockton, Isiah Thomas (The pistons not the celtics. dont be a casual), Allen Iverson, Bob Cousy. Unfortunately it's not 1958 anymore and players like that just don't really exist in the modern nba. Any midget that exists in the modern nba right now I.E Donavan Mitchell or Trae young thrive off the three point line. Which obviously scoot henderson can't do. When it comes to building a championship roster around a midget you'll need to have an Anchor for them defensively. Usually having an elite anchor requires elite floor spacing which scoot can't provide. I genuinely think scoot's two biggest draw backs that are gonna prevent him from ever being a number 1 guy is his inability to shoot threes and his height.
I can definitely see the G League generally being a valuable developmental path. I mean if you're gonna be a professional, it's probably more valuable to have experience playing with and against other professionals than college students (a couple of whom *might* turn pro). That's basically the standard path for pro athletes outside the US. The Ignite, though? Sure, you're playing against professionals, but you're not learning to work within a system like them, you're on a team where everyone want to play hero ball and coaches won't do much to discourage that.
Bro u gotta give him time to develop he had 33points last night along with 7 rebounds 9 assists 3 steals. Almost every rookie is like this Tracy McGrady averaged 7 points in his first season Kobe 7 points in his first season then they both went on to average 32 points per game and Kobe 35 points per game so just give him time by like 2027 gonna be averaging like 27/5/9 who knows but jut give him time and watch.
They sat on the bench their rookies years lmao Scoot is getting almost 30 mins a game. Kobe averaged 15 mins a game. What an irrelevant paragraph
My point is give him time. u didn’t have to say my paragraph was irrelevant because when you compare his 15 minutes to 36 minutes per game isn’t a major difference. It’s just my opinion
Idk, i just dont get it. He imo really seemed ready for the NBA. He is playing waaaay different than he did in the gleague, playing with much less confidence.
It’s because he’s having trouble adjusting to help defense. He beats his man off the dribble all the time but he seems surprised when another defender swipes at the ball or comes in to help. It’s a common problem with rookie guards he will improve
Calling any rookie a bust in their rookie year is premature.
Other than Kuminga who has been up and down the G League ignite program looks like a failure. Its better to go to College honestly for development or play abroad.
Man we were so close to get Wemby. Glad we didn’t get the 2 and choose Scoot over Miller. I was all Scoot over Miller and wrong
Scoot's Average is fine for a Rookie and he is better than all the hyped up criticism.
he's so young with so much potential i'm not buying the bust talk for a long time. not sure how you fully write off anyone under 22 unless the flaws are obviously unfixable or they show no strengths. some of Scoot's struggles are explicitly about him adjusting to the nba and getting comfortable on a basic level. if that doesn't improve in the next year or so it's an issue. then the shot is the big one long term
he was super inefficient but he had 33/9/7/3 tonight. 4/9 44% from 3. way too much juice to even think about starting to give up on him imho
He is really small on an NBA court and struggles shooting. Quickness also matters more than speed in basketball.
Maybe a follow up video on how you were wrong to call him a bust? Idk bout you but I see the potential. After the bucksgame this morning(i am from europe so the game was at 4 am for me) and the last games overall i feel like the guy is not a bust and can become great.
He just dropped 4 3s 33 point hush
I watched every game and you are wrong.
Hernderson will be a spectecular player like Westbrook was. The more interesring question is if its a good idea building around him if you end up with something like Russ, which is a first or second round playoff exit as franchise player and dont work as number 2 or 3.
Russ ?? We see russ is a whole other level type player
"his first love of football" quote made me think he's gonna turn it around. Plus he's young.... I'm pretty sure Chauncey and other vet guards see the potential and will give some guidance. 2 yrs from now this will be a funny overreaction video! (i hope)
I remember watching the draft coverage and thinking He was The Guy to go after.
Hard to say. Bust or effective NBA player with long career as second or third best guy on team. Never be an all star. I feel bad as he seems like a great person and has an amazing work ethic. Blazer fam here. He is young and we have seen radical changes before but I feel like in past Kobe and others showed their potential more. I don’t see it and hope to be wrong
This is how you lose credibility as an NBA analyst, FYI. Prematurely assessing a player without seeing if they'll actually overcome adversity or not. You're allowing the "be great NOW" mentality to cloud your objective judgement. Kobe Bryant was still in single digits at the same age, as was T-Mac, Kawhi Leonard, and Giannis. Jimmy Butler averaged 2.6 points in his first season. Basically, it's completely normal for any player to come into the league as a "disappointing" 13-point scorer, only to have us look back and see that player became a championship piece like Tony Parker or Kyle Lowery or Mike Conley in their primes. Point being: relax.
He was WAAYYYYY too overrated even at the point of the draft. He was literally a super poor-man's Westbrook, and that's exactly who he is right now
Give him a few seasons to grow. He was never going to be rookie of the year
Why y’all saying scoot a bust when Kobe averaged under 8 points lol like klay didn’t even average over 13 in his first season so for u to say this is just ignorant
Too early to jump the gun. He only has 3 players over the age of 25. No Vets . Ant Simons is 24 and the longest standing player on the team at 5 years. Haters breed greatness. He may turn into a sixth man
Im still hoping Scoot and Ayton can become the next Blazers 1-2 punch!
I think the bust talk is crazy. His numbers are almost identical to Brandon Miller's outside of Miller having a better FG%, but I only ever hear what a "pleasant surprise" Miller is thus far, yet Scoot get derided. I think people needed to curb their expectations with Scoot. He was never anything special.
@@kb5509 Miller has 1.9 more points (13.9 to 12.0) 0.7 more rebounds as a forward (3.7 to 3.0) and 2.7 less assists (Scoot has 4.9 while Miller has 2.2)
@@BBallRambling It's almost like I literally said Miller was a more accurate shooter. I never denied Scoot was inefficient.
@@BBallRambling he couldnt shoot in the g league unite either hes got over hyped because hes fast and athletic but lacks overall skill
@@kb5509 no but they're 3 very major ones. Other than scoring (and mainly just efficiency) the 2 have very similar stats
@@BBallRambling Only a PPG difference. Scoot is actually better in assists and rebounds. Miller is a big man, so he has no excuse to be out-rebounded by Scoot. Also, I love how when I even agree with your notion that Scoot is an inefficient chucker, you still actin a fool. Also, FG% doesn't matter? You shitting me? If the ball isn't going in the hoop, you're losing. It's literally the most important stat in basketball.
I would not give up on the kid yet as it seems like Ignite players need a few NBA seasons to learn the game. They lack basic IQ from AAU and shit HS coaching. It seems like going to college is far far better for their development as players, since college coaches don't accept stupid shit like the Ignite coaches. So many players learn to play after they reach the college game and I'd rather draft an upperclassman today in the lottery than an ignite project like Scoot.
Blazers have worst coaching staff in NBA. It's sending Scoot's rookie development into a tail spin.
We've seen it before. Fultz, Smith Jr., Mudiay on and on
Someone said he looks like Norbit on the court & that did it for me
People don’t seem to understand shit.
This guy was the same guy who kept getting compared to wemby. Both went to shit teams and as you can see, HUGE difference in talent. They were never comparable.
He might become better in the future. Probably next season after off-season. But the backlash is because of this.
Didnt even get the trad time right. Didnt trade dame till after the draft
I think the G league is overrated honestly for these guys coming out of high school. There fundamentals and feel for the game is subpar outside of their talent and athletic abilities, they are lacking basketball IQ and fundamentals for the NBA level. A year or two at Duke, UConn, Kentucky or Kansas would have benefited J.Green, The Thompson Twins, Kuminga, Scoot, L. Miller etc
Glasses actually ruined my depth perception... Truth hurts